BEIJING, December 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — This is a press release from China Research Institute for Popular Science: The World Conference on Science Literacy (WCSL) 2024 kicks off from December 5 to 6 In Beijing, China. With the theme “Enhance Science Literacy, Empower Joint Development”, the conference brings together representatives and guests from 23 countries and 10 international organizations. WCSL 2024 is organized by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) with the support of UNESCO, the International Science Council (ISC), the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) and the World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science. in developing countries (TWAS).
WCSL 2024 includes an opening ceremony, keynote speeches, thematic forums and special themed activities. They will jointly explore key topics of global interest, including improving science literacy to promote sustainable development, popularizing cutting-edge science to support scientific and technological innovation, multi-stakeholder collaborations to improve public science literacy, the exploitation of new technologies to enable the construction of scientific culture and regional practices. and visions for strengthening science popularization capabilities and high-quality development of science popularization to support modernization, etc.
WCSL 2024 features a special event called “SciComm Dialogue” inviting the winners of the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for Popular Science Karl Kruszelnicki from Australia and Li Xiangyi of China discuss the importance of improving global public science culture and motivational mechanisms for current science popularization and communication, providing valuable references for national and international science popularization efforts.
During the conference, participants will engage in in-depth exchanges of ideas, share their views and discuss their experiences. The objective is to strengthen mechanisms for international exchange and cooperation in scientific culture, to foster openness, trust and collaboration, to promote scientific education, communication and popularization efforts between countries. , bridge the scientific literacy gap and promote global sustainable development, thereby contributing to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and supporting the building of a common future for humanity.
The World Conference on Science Culture (WCSL) is an international conference initiated and organized by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) since 2018. The conference is committed to building a global, comprehensive and high level of exchange and cooperation. in the field of strengthening public scientific knowledge. The conference took place five times and focused on themes such as scientific culture and community of destiny, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the global response to the public health crisis, building a green future and collaboration for the path to modernization.
Since 2019, CAST has also been dedicated to the creation of the World Organization for Scientific Literacy (WOSL). At the time of writing, the WOSL Preparatory Committee has a total of 45 member and observer organizations from 27 countries around the world. Asia, Europe, AfricaOceania and South America.
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